I like Mads' list. He left out the obvious such asCoppola, Scorsese or Spielberg. I obviously will always also add some more current directors like Wes Anderson, David Fincher, Kathryn Bigelow, Spike Jonze and of course David Lynch! Looking at the list, even with the names I added, there is only one female on it - let's change it! Looking forward to revisiting this list in 10 years!

In filmmaking – as in any other field ever explored in the history of the world – creativity comes not only from sparks of genius. It comes from studying, copying, combining, re-shaping and re-thinking what others have done before. Here’s a list of 10 directors you need to study right now.

As you’ll notice, we’ve left out some obvious choices, which is not to say that you shouldn’t meticulously dissect the works of Coppola, Scorsese or Spielberg. Because you should. With this list, though, we wanted to surprise and delight. And hopefully inspire.